South Asian Management Forum (SAMF) is a biennial conference organized by the Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia (AMDISA) which is a SAARC Recognized body. The 15th SAMF is being hosted in Pakistan by the Sukkur IBA University (SIBAU), Association of Management Development Institutions in Pakistan (AMDIP) and University of Management and Technology (UMT). It will be held on September 27-29, 2019 at Sukkur IBA University, Sukkur, Pakistan.

The theme of 15th SAMF is “Challenges of Inclusive Growth and Sustainability: The South Asian Context”. South Asian populace need the management intellect to address the issues and problems those fall around the intersect of inclusive growth and sustainability. All three dimensions of inclusive growth economic, institutional and social with a direct focus on sustainable development goals will be of interest. Topics including analysis of problems, their plausible solutions and lessons learned from the past strategies related to inclusive growth and to make it sustainable would be encouraged.

15th SAMF invites the scholars, thinkers, researchers, academicians, practitioners, and business leaders to join the forum to share their philosophical thoughts, conceptualization of ideas and empirical evidences. All scholarly work either in the shape of a well-structured research paper, manuscript, working paper, case study or a concept note may be submitted on mentioned theme and its dimensions.

Best Paper and Case Award

To promote research culture, a cash prize of PKR20,000 or equivalent amount in USD, along with best paper/case certificate will be awarded to five best papers and five best cases. Best papers and cases will be selected based on reviewers’ evaluation and ranking. Presentation in the conference will be mandatory for the eligibility of cash award. Online presentation facility will be offered to international speakers.

Theme of 15th SAMF

“Challenges of Inclusive Growth and Sustainability: The South Asian Context”.

Sub Themes

Economic

Institutional

Social

Theoretical Models for growth and development

Concept of inclusive growth and measurement

Framework for inclusive economic growth

Global and regional dimension of growth & sustainability

FDI & FII

Export-led growth and sustainability

Contracts and market regulations

Economic dimensions of CPEC and South Asia

Micro fundamentals of macro growth

Physical capital, human capital and long-term growth

Savings, investment and growth

Taxation system

Fiscal deficit and debt servicing

Central bank and monetary policy

Stock market and regional growth

Imbalanced growth

Financial institutions and banking system

Financial inclusion,

Financial innovation

Fintech and branchless banking

Role of Governance

Strategic management

Market development and strategies

Evaluation of interventions

Institutions – capacity and role

Role of private sector and corporate social responsibility

Indigenous rights

Creating social cohesion

Building peace in the pursuit of justice

Institutional and organizational diversity

Impactful leadership

Global commerce

Community diversity and governance

Gender equity

Interfaith harmony

Immigration/Refugees

Social citizenship and cohesion

Education and learning in a world of differences

Inclusive education

Role of educational institutions in growth

Collaborative education

Quality assurance in education

Research and development

Education and digitalization

Man, machine, big data

Artificial intelligence

Social safety nets

Conditional and Unconditional safety nets

Entrepreneurship, venture creation and business development

Social security and skill development

Microfinance and Microcredit

Minorities’ rights

Survival and existence

Promotion and protection of the identities

Human rights

Peace and violence

Education

Employment

Human Resource Management

Health

Migration

Poverty

Diversity and inclusion

Culture and media

Social justice and tolerance

Multiculturalism

Gender equity

Women empowerment

Equality index,

Rights of transgender

Glass ceiling

Social and organizational harassment

Gender specific barriers and work opportunities

Publication Opportunities

Abstracts of all accepted papers will be published in conference proceedings book. In addition to that, selected papers will be published in regular/special issues of following journals with the consent of authors:

Pakistan Business Review (X-Category)

Journal of Education and Social Science (Y-Category)

International Journal of Experiential Learning and Case Studies (Z-Category)

Journal of Management Research (Z-Category)

Journal of Management and Business (Z-Category)

Journal of Quantitative Methods (under evaluation)

(These categories are assigned by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan).

Review Process

All abstract will be reviewed by desk review committee. Full papers and cases will undergo double blind review process. Every paper will be reviewed by at least one local and one international reviewer. You may register yourself as reviewer by writing to [email protected]

Submission Guidelines:

All manuscripts must be submitted in MS-Word format as attachment.

Title of the manuscript must be the name of file.

Subject of the email must be “Submission 15th SAMF – (Title of Paper)

Name of the author/s, their affiliation and contact details must be mentioned on the title page.

All tables, graphs, images, models must be placed within the body of text on their relevant places.

APA style must be followed with font: Times New Roman; size: 12, double spaced; with proper referencing.